2008 WNBA Season - 2007/2008 WNBA Offseason

2007/2008 WNBA Offseason

  • On September 27, 2007, Phoenix Mercury coach Paul Westhead resigned and took a job as an assistant coach under P.J. Carlesimo for the Seattle SuperSonics. Assistant coach Corey Gaines was named the team's new head coach on November 7.
  • On October 2, 2007, the Washington Mystics announced that Tree Rollins would named the permanent head coach. Rollins was the interim head coach since the resignation of Richie Adubato on June 1.
  • On October 18, 2007, the WNBA announced the league awarded an expansion franchise to the city of Atlanta, Georgia, bringing the league to fourteen teams to start in the 2008 season. The team hired Marynell Meadors as their head coach and general manager on November 27. The team name, the Atlanta Dream, was unveiled on January 23, 2008, with the expansion draft held on February 6.
  • On October 26, 2007, The Indiana Fever declined to pick up the option for head coach Brian Winters. Lin Dunn was named the team's new coach on December 12.
  • On November 30, 2007, the Seattle Storm announced the resignation of head coach, Anne Donovan. Her replacement, Brian Agler, was named on January 9, 2008

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